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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Tim Huelskamp | 92% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 91% |
Mick Mulvaney | 91% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 90% |
Justin Amash | 89% | |||
ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 89% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 89% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 89% |
Ken Buck | 88% | |||
Jeff Flake | 88% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 88% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 88% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 87% |
Jody Hice | 87% | |||
Jeff Miller | 87% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 87% | |||
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 87% |
Ben Sasse | 87% | |||
Ted Yoho | 87% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 86% |
FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 86% |
Trent Franks | 86% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 86% |
George Holding | 86% | |||
John Ratcliffe | 86% | |||
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 86% | |||
Diane Black | 85% | |||
Scott Garrett | 85% | |||
Louie Gohmert | 85% | |||
Trey Gowdy III | 85% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 85% |
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 85% |
GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 85% |
Randy Neugebauer | 85% | |||
David Perdue | 85% | |||
Mike Pompeo | 85% | |||
David Vitter | 85% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 84% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 84% |
Dave Brat | 84% | |||
Curt Clawson | 84% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 84% |
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 84% |
Bill Flores | 84% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 84% |
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 84% |
Sam Johnson | 84% | |||
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 84% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 84% |
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 84% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 84% |
MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 84% |
Lamar Smith | 84% | |||
Marlin Stutzman | 84% | |||
Pat Toomey | 84% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | Republican | 84% |
Rod Blum | 83% | |||
Steve Chabot | 83% | |||
Jason Chaffetz | 83% | |||
Doug Collins | 83% | |||
Tom Graves, Jr. | 83% | |||
Jeb Hensarling | 83% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 83% |
Mia Love | 83% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 83% |
AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 83% |
NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 83% |
Chris Stewart | 83% | |||
Mark Walker | 83% | |||
Rob Woodall | 83% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 82% |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 82% |
Mike Conaway | 82% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 82% |
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 82% |
John Duncan, Jr. | 82% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 82% |
Steve King | 82% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 1 | Doug LaMalfa | Republican | 82% |
Kenny Marchant | 82% | |||
Pete Olson | 82% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 82% |
Tom Price | 82% | |||
Reid Ribble | 82% | |||
Richard Shelby | 82% | |||
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 82% |
TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 82% |
Rob Bishop | 81% | |||
Mo Brooks | 81% | |||
Bob Goodlatte | 81% | |||
Lynn Jenkins | 81% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 81% |
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 81% |
Luke Messer | 81% | |||
Phil Roe | 81% | |||
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 81% |
Matt Salmon | 81% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 81% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 81% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tim Huelskamp | 92% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 91% |
Mick Mulvaney | 91% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 90% |
Justin Amash | 89% | |||
ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 89% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 89% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 89% |
Ken Buck | 88% | |||
Jeff Flake | 88% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 88% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 88% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 87% |
Jody Hice | 87% | |||
Jeff Miller | 87% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 87% | |||
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 87% |
Ben Sasse | 87% | |||
Ted Yoho | 87% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 86% |
FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | R | 86% |
Trent Franks | 86% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 86% |
George Holding | 86% | |||
John Ratcliffe | 86% | |||
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 86% | |||
Diane Black | 85% | |||
Scott Garrett | 85% | |||
Louie Gohmert | 85% | |||
Trey Gowdy III | 85% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 85% |
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | R | 85% |
GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 85% |
Randy Neugebauer | 85% | |||
David Perdue | 85% | |||
Mike Pompeo | 85% | |||
David Vitter | 85% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 84% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 84% |
Dave Brat | 84% | |||
Curt Clawson | 84% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 84% |
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 84% |
Bill Flores | 84% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 84% |
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 84% |
Sam Johnson | 84% | |||
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 84% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 84% |
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 84% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 84% |
MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 84% |
Lamar Smith | 84% | |||
Marlin Stutzman | 84% | |||
Pat Toomey | 84% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | R | 84% |
Rod Blum | 83% | |||
Steve Chabot | 83% | |||
Jason Chaffetz | 83% | |||
Doug Collins | 83% | |||
Tom Graves, Jr. | 83% | |||
Jeb Hensarling | 83% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 83% |
Mia Love | 83% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 83% |
AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 83% |
NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 83% |
Chris Stewart | 83% | |||
Mark Walker | 83% | |||
Rob Woodall | 83% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 82% |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | 82% |
Mike Conaway | 82% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 82% |
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 82% |
John Duncan, Jr. | 82% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 82% |
Steve King | 82% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 1 | Doug LaMalfa | R | 82% |
Kenny Marchant | 82% | |||
Pete Olson | 82% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 82% |
Tom Price | 82% | |||
Reid Ribble | 82% | |||
Richard Shelby | 82% | |||
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 82% |
TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 82% |
Rob Bishop | 81% | |||
Mo Brooks | 81% | |||
Bob Goodlatte | 81% | |||
Lynn Jenkins | 81% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 81% |
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 81% |
Luke Messer | 81% | |||
Phil Roe | 81% | |||
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 81% |
Matt Salmon | 81% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 81% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 81% |